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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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